Jason Montinola's exquisite, otherworldly portraits of figures reflect his interest in classical paintings, and artistic periods from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. In The Specialist, the artist style is exemplified through the incorporation of medieval and gothic elements, featuring a portrait of a mysterious gentlemen. Though the sitter's identity is concealed, his ideas are revealed through the astonishing details on top of his head. These include an assortment of eyes, arachnids, skulls, creatures, sword, gravitating towards a subject that is dark and mysterious. Jason Montinola graduated with a degree in Art Education from the Technological University of the Philippines in 2003. His solo exhibitions include Harbingers at The Drawing Room (2024), Exit Light at Artinformal Gallery (2023), Through The Depths Of Space, Pinto Art Gallery, Philippines (2019), Infamous, Artesan Gallery + Studio, Singapore (2013), and Theatre Of Absurdities, Our Art Projects, MIA Art Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2012), Here Lies The Painter, West Gallery, Philippines (2011).